The goal of this course is to help the non-native English speaker become more understandable working in film or theatre. The text, Speak With Distinction, by Edith Skinner, will be used to learn The International Phonetic Alphabet and correctly place the sounds of American English. Additionally, the class will explore stress and intonation patterns. Individual recordings will be made and analyzed. If you have a desire to reduce your accent and learn all the tools to help strengthen your ear and clear up articulation challenges, this is the class for you! Space is limited. Open to all levels. No audition required.

This on-going class with Page Clements introduces the actor to a range of physical exercises to strengthen breath control and support and relax the throat and upper body. The focus is to develop a stronger vocal tone, resonation, release of useless tension, and value of language.

Each 5 week session focuses on one specific dialect or accent. Examples are: Standard British (RP), Cockney, Irish (Belfast & Dublin), Scottish, Australian, American Southern (two distinct states). A phonetic approach is used to strengthen the ear and provide the actor with the tools necessary to approach future work independent of the classroom. Open to all levels. No audition required.

Page Clements is an actress and private coach in New York City. She received her BFA in acting from Wesleyan College in Georgia, where she also received the Wesleyan Woman of the Year award her graduation year. She furthered her training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts / New York, receiving the Lawrence Langner Award and the Charles Jehlinger Award for speech and acting respectively. She was invited to attend a third year in the Repertory Company, receiving the school’s first Neil Simon Foundation Scholarship.

Accolades

“Page taught me how to find my real, true voice, which I possessed in childhood but lost somewhere along the way. And her coaching isn’t just technical. The voice work has helped me become more emotionally available than I have ever been in my life.”
-Jonny Orsini, published in Backstage